Matcha Similar to River & Stone Tea Mill City Blend
River & Stone Tea Mill City Blend is a ceremonial-grade matcha from Wazuka, Kyoto with a umami-forward flavor profile, made from Asahi and Samidori cultivars. Here are 8 matcha powders with similar characteristics, ranked by overall similarity across flavor, grade, price, and origin.
Comparing against
River & Stone Tea Mill City Blend
How we find similar matcha
Each matcha is scored across five dimensions: flavor profile similarity (50% weight), grade match (20%), price proximity (15%), shared cultivars (10%), and origin match (5%). Products from the same brand are slightly deprioritized to help you discover new options.
Top 8 alternatives
River & Stone Tea Samidori
Same Wazuka, Kyoto origin
Sakata Matabei 64
Slightly more umami, slightly more sweet, Kumiyama, Kyoto origin
River & Stone Tea Gokou
Same Wazuka, Kyoto origin
Mizuba Tea Co. Kokoro Ceremonial Matcha
Slightly more sweet, Uji, Kyoto origin
Hoshino Seichaen Yame no Hana
Yame, Fukuoka origin
Hoshino Seichaen Ike no Shiro
Yame, Fukuoka origin
Hoshino Seichaen Seiho
Yame, Fukuoka origin
Rebel Bunny Saemidori from Yame
Yame, Fukuoka origin
Flavor comparison
| Flavor | Mill City Blend (source)River & Stone Tea | SamidoriRiver & Stone Tea | 64Sakata Matabei | GokouRiver & Stone Tea | Kokoro Ceremonial MatchaMizuba Tea Co. | Yame no HanaHoshino Seichaen | Ike no ShiroHoshino Seichaen | SeihoHoshino Seichaen | Saemidori from YameRebel Bunny |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umami | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0+1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Bitter | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Astringent | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Sweet | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0+1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0+1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
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